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Organic and IPM priority setting for
research, policy and education
Brian Baker
Salt Lake City, UT
March 25, 2015
Common Needs
• IPM and organic share common goals
• Both use systemic approaches
• Organic systems use many IPM practices
• Organic emphasizes prevention, cultural
practices and biological control
Key Differences
• Organic food production Federally regulated
• Most pesticides are prohibited for organic
production
• IPM not bound by strict production rules,
Federal standards or labeling requirements
• No consensus on what pesticides are
incompatible with IPM production
Research Priorities
• Insects
– Spotted wing drosophila
– Brown marmorated stink bug
– Asian citrus psyllid
• Diseases
– Citrus greening
– Fireblight
– Late blight
• Weeds
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Drosophila suzukii
Photo Credits: University of Massachussetts, Amherst
Spotted Wing Drosophila
Photo Credits: University of Massachussetts, Amherst
Halyomorpha halys
Photo Credit: David Lance, USDA APHIS
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Diaphorina citri and
Candidatus Linberobacter asiaticum
Photo Credits: Tim Gottwald & Steve Garnsey, USDA APHIS
Asian citrus psyllid and Citrus Greening
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Western corn rootworm
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera
Sources: Scott Bauer; USDA
Larvae
Adult
Erwinia amylovora
Photo Credits: University of Georgia
Fireblight
Phytophthora infestans
Photo Credits: Lane Selman, Oregon State University
Late Blight
Cover Crop Suppression
Densely planted buckwheat on the left
Lightly planted buckwheat on the right
Photo Credit: Brian Baker
Weeds
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Beyond Research
• Education
• Extension
• Technology Transfer
• Strategies
Beyond Research
• Education
• Extension
• Technology Transfer
• Implementation
• Communication
• Strategies
• Management
• Marketing
• Capacity Building
• Policies
Future of Organic and IPM
• Organic and IPM can work together
synergistically
• While there are differences in approaches,
there is much more in common
• The two communities need to understand one
another
• Policymakers need to look at the
opportunities for constructive collaboration
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Thanks to all the co-authors of the White Paper
And to the members of the Organic-IPM Working Group
This work is supported by the USDA National Institute or Food and Agriculture,
North Central IPM Center projects AG 2012-51120-20252 & AG 2014-70006-22486.
